The Front End of the Donkey

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You gotta love Neil’s honesty. We owe it all to artists to stand up to what they believe in and drive us forward. Without them, we would have nothing. “Still the searcher must ride the dark horse Racing alone in his fright.” “I’m finding that I have a little bit of trouble with the quality […]

Economics of SOPA from Indie Rap Artist MC Lars

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Here is a guest post excerpt from my friend and artist MC Lars from the Huffington Post UK. “In last week’s State of the Union, President Obama stressed the importance of creatively revitalising our nation’s economy. He called for “an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of […]

Reconciling the Value of Music

I had the good fortune of meeting Matthew Daniel of R2G in China a couple of weeks ago. He presented his thoughts on the Chinese music market and reconciling the intrinsic value of music over there. It is very interesting that Intellectual Property has had very little monetary value in China and they are struggling […]

Open your minds

Kevin Kelly is off the hook. This is a must see video.

Survey of British Youth

British Music Rights survey on music consumption of people aged 14-24. The average age of respondents was 22. This is the largest UK academic survey of its kind. * 14-24 year olds love music – arguably more than any previous generation. Well I am not quite sure about this one, but lets move on. * […]

Radiohead knows where the real revenue comes from

Great to see a band of this stature make a bold move like this.  Radiohead has released their latest album "In Rainbows" online and for free, if you want it.  They will also accept whatever amount you wish to pay for the songs.  Brilliant! Bertis Downs, manager of R.E.M., says "This is the sort of […]

The plunge of the Major Music Labels (New York Times report)… the end of Music1.0 is near?

Good reporting from the NYT, as usual.  Some of my favorite morsels are below, plus my comments. Link: Music Labels – EMI – New York Times. NYT: "Despite costly efforts to build buzz around new talent and thwart piracy, CD sales have plunged more than 20 percent this year, far outweighing any gains made by […]

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